Zhou Huiyu didn't even notice her husband's comment about leaving soon. She was only focused on hoping that her daughter could stay with her for a while. She nodded hurriedly as Gu Shaoyong spoke, while looking longingly at Yun Duo.
Yun Duo couldn't bring herself to refuse. She could only nod and say, "I'll try my best."
Zhou Huiyu immediately smiled, as happy as a child, and said excitedly, "Then we'll take you home." After saying that, afraid that Yun Duo would think she was taking advantage of her, she quickly 'guaranteeed', "I won't take you to your village, I'll only take you halfway there."
Yun Duo nodded and said, "Okay, but when you reach a place where the road is impassable, you should go back, is that alright?"
Zhou Huiyu became even happier, nodding hurriedly and saying, "Okay, okay, once we get there, we'll watch you until you're out of sight and then head back. Why don't you ride in our car?"
There's nothing wrong with that, since she had already agreed to let them give her a ride, and Yun Duo originally intended to ride in their car anyway, so she simply got in with Zhou Huiyu.
Once in the car, Zhou Huiyu took out a candy box from the back, opened the lid, and handed it to Yun Duo, saying, "Good girl... good child, Mom didn't know what you liked to eat, so I just bought some candy on the way. Try it and see if there's anything you like. Later, Mom will have someone go to the provincial capital to buy some snacks for you to eat."
This body had previously suffered from severe malnutrition, resulting in slow physical development. It only gradually improved after Yun Duo arrived. Therefore, she hadn't even lost her baby teeth yet. These past few days, she'd noticed one of her front teeth was a little loose, assuming it was time for her to lose it. She shook her head and said, "Uh… thank you, but no thanks. I don't really like sweets." Seeing the disappointment on Zhou Huiyu's face, she felt a pang of pity and added, "Besides, I might be losing my baby teeth in the next couple of days, so I can't eat too many sweets."
Upon hearing Yun Duo say that she was going to lose her baby teeth, Zhou Huiyu's disappointment immediately turned into anxiety. She frantically closed the candy box, stammering, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't know... I..."
"It's alright." Yun Duo couldn't bear to see people like this, and she couldn't bring herself to harden her heart. But she had no choice but to soften her voice and look at Zhou Huiyu, saying, "You don't know, you only gave me candy because you wanted to treat me better. After all... most children like candy. You thought of me even before we met. It's a kind gesture, and I should thank you."
Hearing Yun Duo say that, Zhou Huiyu felt a mix of happiness and sadness. After putting the candy box back, she couldn't help but wipe her eyes again.
...
Yun Duo was speechless. So, the biological mother of her current body was made of water, right? Is that why?
It's a bit of a worry. If she keeps getting teary-eyed like this, how am I supposed to face her?
Seeing the fleeting worry on Yun Duo's face, Gu Shaoyong understood. He quietly took his wife's hand, squeezed it gently, and then smiled at Yun Duo, saying, "Your mother has been worried about you the whole way here. She would stop to buy something whenever she had a spare moment while reversing, but then she would think it wasn't good, especially the food. She was afraid it would spoil in the hot weather... So in the end, she only brought some candy, oh, and some handmade trinkets and clothes, all of which are in the trunk."
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